snuffbox

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Recent Examples of snuffbox One snuffbox had been a present for George V on his 55th birthday in 1920 while the other featured 3,000 diamonds and was bought by Queen Mary in 1932 for £1,000, the equivalent in modern money of around $75,000 according to the Bank of England's inflation calculator. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 The snuffbox is the most widespread of the Epioblasma genus of mussels. Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024 Presenting an antique for inspection, Queen Camilla unveiled a snuffbox from the Royal Collection, which impressed Roadshow silver expert Duncan Campbell with its rich history. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023 When Benjamin Franklin departed as minister to France, King Louis XVI presented him with a snuffbox encrusted with 408 diamonds and inset with the king’s portrait. Craig Whitlock, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022 The group portrait is not the only depiction of Yale to stir dissent at the university, which altogether owns seven paintings of its namesake as well as a snuffbox with his portrait on it. Nancy Kenney, CNN, 12 Oct. 2021 Another 20 species there are endangered, including mussels with evocative names such as fluted kidneyshell, snuffbox, birdwing pearlymussel, and shiny pigtoe. Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2019 Among them, concerns about the snuffbox mussels halted the construction of a $27 million bridge on Vrooman Road bridge in Lake County. Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 19 Aug. 2019 During every lesson, the prized pupil steals something from Miss Nightingale’s home: a snuffbox, a porcelain swan, a scarf. S. Kirk Walsh, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuffbox
Noun
  • On the floor is a hatbox from a hat shop in London.
    Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The ghost was intended to be an opening day character whose head disappeared before guests’ eyes then reappeared in a hatbox in his hand.
    Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
Noun
  • The club has two spaces: a members’ lounge with a state-of-the-art locker room and the private jewel box bar Falcon Room.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Stepping into each one feels like entering a human-sized jewel box.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • That would play well in the bandbox that is Yankee Stadium and behind an infield defense that ranked 12th in Outs Above Average last season.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2019
  • The Havocs are closer to a full 50 percent in a bandbox with a lower ceiling that contains, even amplifies, noise.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
Noun
  • Flying Whales The huge cargo hold will be built as a structural compartment in the belly of the ship, with a dual sliding door system for loading and unloading cargo via hydraulic cables without the vessel having to land.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Its compartments and zipped internal pockets will satisfy those with a penchant for organization.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Army hired experts for advice that ranged from finding the right horses for caisson duty to designing the curriculum for soldiers who care and ride them.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Construction will then begin with the installation of caissons as a foundation for the casino by early February.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The freshman made her debut on the apparatus, nearly sticking her Yurchenko 1.5 vault for a 9.850.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The building’s character may remain in some ways, as Rudolph hopes to incorporate the old bank vault into the design of the reconfigured building.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025

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“Snuffbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuffbox. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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